Supply Chain Manager

ADDMAN Engineering•Irvine, CA

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About The Position

The Supply Chain Manager — Polymer (West Coast) owns and directs the supply chain function across ADDMAN’s polymer sites in Carlsbad, Irvine, and Fort Myers. The home site is Irvine, California, and travel among the covered sites is required based on business needs. The role oversees supply chain, purchasing, outside processing (OSP), supplier management, and inventory functions; leads and develops supply chain personnel; sets priorities and performance expectations; and develops strategies to support production, cost, quality, inventory, capacity, and business objectives. The position exercises independent judgment in supplier selection, sourcing, inventory, cost management, OSP capacity, risk mitigation, and resource allocation. It may provide limited hands-on purchasing support when needed for business continuity or unusual demand, but its primary focus is management, oversight, and strategic direction. The manager builds consistent practices across sites, establishes coverage and cross-training, manages supplier relationships and performance, and leads sourcing and cost-reduction initiatives. The role also ensures accurate ERP/MRP records, compliance with procurement policies, effective inventory controls, and alignment with enterprise supply chain requirements. It collaborates with plant, production, quality, engineering, sales, finance, and enterprise supply chain leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Five to eight years of progressive supply chain, procurement, or sourcing experience in a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience managing purchasing and supplier relationships, including negotiating pricing and commercial terms.
Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to interface with all levels of the organization.
Ability to prioritize and operate across multiple sites in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
Willingness and ability to travel regularly among the three covered sites.
Strong time-management skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading or coordinating across multiple sites or a distributed team.
Knowledge of additive manufacturing and polymer/Multi Jet Fusion production.

Responsibilities

Lead, direct, and develop supply chain and buying personnel across the three polymer sites.
Participate in and make recommendations regarding employee hiring, selection, promotion, compensation, performance management, corrective action, and termination; evaluate performance and provide personnel recommendations to senior leadership.
Direct supply chain, purchasing, outside processing, and inventory management functions across the West Coast polymer business unit.
Set objectives, establish processes and controls, allocate resources, assign work, and hold the team accountable for department outcomes.
Exercise judgment in supplier selection, sourcing strategy, purchasing priorities, inventory strategy, supplier performance, cost reduction, OSP capacity planning, risk mitigation, staffing, and resource allocation.
Standardize purchasing, OSP, and inventory practices across sites and establish site coverage and cross-training.
Own purchasing and OSP strategy for the West Coast polymer business unit.
Negotiate pricing, lead times, commercial terms, and capacity agreements with polymer suppliers and outside service providers.
Lead structured RFI/RFQ sourcing events and consolidate and evaluate vendor responses.
Develop supplier relationships, monitor quality, delivery, and cost performance, and drive corrective action.
Identify and deliver cost-reduction and process-improvement opportunities across the three sites.
Apply enterprise spend taxonomy, supplier terms and conditions, and vendor qualification requirements in coordination with the Director of Supply Chain.
Provide purchasing and sourcing support when site coverage requires it, including purchase orders, vendor sourcing, quote collection, and OSP capacity coordination.
Provide buying coverage across sites during absences, vacancies, and demand spikes.
Maintain accurate ERP/MRP records and comply with procurement policies and documentation standards.
Oversee inventory controls, including min/max levels, cycle counts, discrepancy resolution, and obsolete and excess inventory management.
Ensure material and consumable availability to protect machine uptime and support demand and supply planning as the polymer business unit scales.
Act as supply chain point of contact for West Coast polymer sites on enterprise supply chain initiatives.
Collaborate with plant, production, quality, engineering, sales, and finance leadership at each site.
Develop, implement, and improve supply chain policies, procedures, processes, and internal controls in alignment with enterprise requirements and business objectives.
Establish operating standards for purchasing, OSP, inventory, supplier qualification and performance, and materials availability.
Provide site spend, vendor, OSP, and inventory data to the enterprise supply chain function on the required cadence.
Monitor supply chain spending and supplier costs, analyze spending trends, identify savings opportunities, and recommend supplier strategy, sourcing, and resource allocation.
Develop short- and long-term supply chain strategies supporting growth, production requirements, cost objectives, capacity needs, and risk mitigation.
Support supplier audits, contract compliance, and risk management activities for the covered sites.
Maintain a safe work environment, follow safety practices and protocols, and promote a positive work environment.
Perform other assigned duties, tasks, and responsibilities.